The Accolade

Fall to spring

Kayden Kim, Opinion Editor • May 16, 2025

Freshman year starts in fall and feels like it too. We enter campus nervous, with a new backpack, maybe even a pair of new shoes and the air crisp with possibility. We make friends and get used to...

HEAD TO HEAD: Should teen permit owners practice for their driving exam to and from school?

Faith Jung and Kayden Kim • October 3, 2024

HEAD TO HEAD: Has the 8:30 a.m. Period 1 start time benefited students?

Nicole Park and Kayden Kim • May 16, 2023

Anna May Wong coins the term ‘Asian American pioneer’

Kate Yang, Editor-in-Chief • December 1, 2022

From the onset of her career, Anna May Wong refused to tread lightly. The Chinese-American film star, with over 60 works under her name, challenged the stereotypical roles offered to her by the American...

HEAD TO HEAD: Student Teacher vs. Regular Teacher

Stacy Kim and Giselle Suastegui • October 26, 2022

Learning from experience: student teaching cultivates better teachers

Giselle Suastegui, Feature Editor • October 26, 2022

“Good morning, class.” That was the greeting I had grown accustomed to three years ago whenever I walked into my freshman World History class. Yet this time, in February, a fresh, new tone welcomed...

Teachers, don’t let student teachers outshine you

Stacy Kim, Feature Editor • October 26, 2022

As the student teacher sets up his phone to record himself educating my sophomore Algebra 2 Honors class to submit for college credit, my peers and I awkwardly unpacked the notes our teacher told us to...

Vote No: Newsom’s recall election is wasting everyone’s time and money

Daniel Kong, Business Manager • September 14, 2021

During California's 171-year-old history, the state had only held 10 governor recall attempts that have successfully qualified for a ballot election. Today on Sept. 14, that number will increase to...

Zoom at home for me

Omar Mettwely, Cub Reporter • April 30, 2021

I felt confused. My dad told me in April 2018, “ We are going to leave this country, and I’ll let you choose from the available options. The decision is yours. Your choice will determine your future....

The driving force behind my AAA behind-the-wheel lessons: safety

Hope Li, Opinion Editor • October 14, 2020

Careful not to breathe on the gloved hand pointing the gun at my forehead, I search for a point behind his head — anything but an awkward eye-to-eye stare. I stand still as my pleated cloth mask presses...

May 28: COVID-19 halted my running streak of time spent with Dad

Isaac Choi, Social Media Manager • May 28, 2020

LIVING UNDER THE CORONAVIRUS CRISIS This is part of a series of columns from The Accolade staff about their various experiences during the school closure because of the coronavirus pandemic. If you...

May 27: My bucket list once California reaches Stage 4 of stay-at-home order

Isaac Choi, Social Media Manager • May 27, 2020

LIVING UNDER THE CORONAVIRUS CRISIS This is part of a series of columns from The Accolade staff about their various experiences during the school closure because of the coronavirus pandemic. If you...